Grafana Loki vs Hertzbeat

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureGrafana LokiHertzbeat
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageGoJava
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 28,687★ 7,351
First released20182022
ReplacesSplunk, Datadog LogsZabbix, Datadog

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana Loki if…

  • Cheap to run compared to full-text indexers
  • Familiar Prometheus-style labels
Grafana Loki details

Choose Hertzbeat if…

  • No agents to deploy
  • Flexible templates
Hertzbeat details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana Loki or Hertzbeat better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana Loki has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Grafana Loki and Hertzbeat free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana Loki is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Hertzbeat under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana Loki and Hertzbeat with Docker?

Grafana Loki: yes. Hertzbeat: yes.

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